Monthly Archives: December 2012

If These Walls Could Talk

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Caryn

Our New Years Eve party is a time of joyful celebration, as are most, but ours celebrates the new year and our mom’s birthday which is on New Years Day. We bring in lots of snacks, and in fact we … Continue reading →

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Three’s Company

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Caryn

When you are little, your best friends are usually your brothers and sisters. And back when Bob and his sisters were little, there was no such thing as a play date. Kids played with their siblings until they started school, … Continue reading →

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It’s Cold Out There

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Caryn

Many people find themselves living, with no plans to move, in a climate that they are often unhappy with. This would apply to me when it comes to Wyoming winters, but, of course, not the summers. My granddaughter, however, is … Continue reading →

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Changing Of The Guard

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Caryn

When my older sister, Cheryl got married, she and her husband moved to Keeseville, New York. There was a changing of the guard, so to speak, at our house. Since Cheryl was the oldest, she was always in charge when … Continue reading →

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Curve Ball

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Caryn

When you are a young person, you can look ahead to the future, and in your minds eye, you see how things will happen just the way you plan or expect them to be. You have no doubt in your … Continue reading →

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That Day After

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Caryn

The rush is over, the gifts given, dinner is over, and for most of us…it’s back to work. In many ways, that comes as a relief to me because there are just times that you need to go back to … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas To All

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Caryn

For most people, Christmas is a time of family, friends, and gifts. It’s about showing our loved ones how we feel about them. We gather together and make a big meal, open our gifts, laugh and talk, and in general, … Continue reading →

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A Special Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Caryn

Christmas Eve in 1927 was a special Christmas Eve…at least to my mom’s soon to be large family. That was the day her parents were married. What started with two young people is love, has grown in those 85 years … Continue reading →

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In The Back Of Dad’s Truck

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Caryn

My cousin sent me some pictures a couple of days ago and boy, did they bring back some memories. One in particular struck me, mostly because of the difference in the times…and the things you can and can’t do today. … Continue reading →

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The History Of The Old West

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Caryn

Many of the school children in Wyoming have had the unique opportunity to take a field trip to Fort Laramie, but most people didn’t go there as a family trip. My family, or I should say, my parents, liked a … Continue reading →

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